who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark, a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water,
The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
He cried aloud and said this: ‘Y’all must cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Y’all must shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it and the birds from its branches.